“Uh, yeah. Yes.” He nodded enthusiastically. “Definitely. I’m that.”
“You’re lying.”
He sighed. “Fine. You want to know the truth?”
“Yes. Have I not made that clear?”Cockhat.
“I pissed off some very dangerous people. Us being together would put you in grave danger, and I’m not willing to risk that.”
“Aren’t you like…a billionaire? Just give them a couple million and tell them to leave you alone.”
“These people don’t care about money.”
“Have you thought about going to the police?”
“The police would be useless. And even if they could help, it’s out of their jurisdiction.”
I knew what that meant. That it had crossed state lines. Only the FBI could help him, and from what I’d read in countless crime novels…the FBI usually screwed everything up when they got involved. They were basically dumb babies. “Jesus. Did you piss off a Mexican cartel or something?”
“Pretty much.”
Pretty much?That was not an actual answer. I could feel my blood boiling again. He was clearly lying to me. I was going to keep arguing with him, but then I remembered Frankie’s advice.Men want what they can’t have.I needed to keep playing hard to get. “So you’re trying to purge me from your life because you’re worried your enemies will see us together and kidnap me to hurt you?”
“More or less.”
More or less my ass.“Well, you have nothing to worry about then. Because I’m not interested in you. So sign the BIMG contract and withdraw your rape accusation. From now on, our relationship is strictly business. Good day, sir.” I spun dramatically on my heel and walked out of his office.
Stalker Problems - Chapter 30 - Tanner’s Secret
Friday – April 14, 2023
When I left Tanner’s office I had a text message from Chastity: “Mason sent us home early. Meet at your place?”
Ten minutes later, I found Chastity sitting in the hallway outside my apartment.
“So did you get him to sign?” she asked as I unlocked the door.
“Yeah.”
“Yeah?” She jumped up. “So it’s a done deal?”
“Well, kinda.” I almost screamed when I saw all the boxes that still filled my apartment. I kind of thought they had just been part of some weird dream. I tossed my purse on the floor and kicked my heels off. “Actually, now that I think about it, he never said he would sign with us.”
“You’re gonna have to give me more than that.”
“I stormed into his office. I found the Society app on his phone. We hooked up on his desk. He pulled back, pretended to be a born-again virgin, and then told me a Mexican cartel would kill me if we were together.”
“Whoa, what?”
“And then I told him I wasn’t interested in him and demanded he sign with BIMG.”
Chastity stared at me like I was crazy. “And then…?”
“Oh, then I stormed out. It was epic. I even tossed a case of cupcakes into the trash on my way out.” Remembering the satisfyingsquishof the cupcakes going into the trash made me smile.
“Wow, that’s…a lot.”
“It was awesome.”
